diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e8582c36f74..1deccecba57 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1588,6 +1588,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "polkadot-primitives",
  "sc-client-api",
  "sc-consensus",
+ "sc-service",
  "sp-blockchain",
  "sp-consensus",
  "sp-runtime",
diff --git a/client/consensus/common/Cargo.toml b/client/consensus/common/Cargo.toml
index bcaa7ba73b2..b64db352d81 100644
--- a/client/consensus/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/consensus/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ tracing = "0.1.37"
 # Substrate
 sc-client-api = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
 sc-consensus = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
+sc-service = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
 sp-blockchain = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
 sp-consensus = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
 sp-runtime = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master" }
diff --git a/client/consensus/common/src/level_monitor.rs b/client/consensus/common/src/level_monitor.rs
index f959de4e73c..4e545e409df 100644
--- a/client/consensus/common/src/level_monitor.rs
+++ b/client/consensus/common/src/level_monitor.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@ where
 
 		let level = self.levels.get(&number)?;
 
-		for blk_hash in level.iter().filter(|hash| **hash != best_hash) {
+		for blk_hash in level
+			.iter()
+			.filter(|hash| **hash != best_hash && self.freshness.get(*hash) != Some(&0u32.into()))
+		{
 			// Search for the fresher leaf information for this block
 			let candidate_info = leaves
 				.iter()
diff --git a/client/consensus/common/src/lib.rs b/client/consensus/common/src/lib.rs
index e901a0e4e8a..120f3bd7f96 100644
--- a/client/consensus/common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/consensus/common/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,23 +14,25 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Cumulus.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-use polkadot_primitives::v2::{Hash as PHash, PersistedValidationData};
+use cumulus_relay_chain_interface::{RelayChainInterface, RelayChainResult};
+use polkadot_primitives::v2::{Hash as RelayHash, Id as ParaId, PersistedValidationData};
 
 use sc_client_api::Backend;
 use sc_consensus::{shared_data::SharedData, BlockImport, ImportResult};
-use sp_runtime::traits::{Block as BlockT, Header as HeaderT};
+use sc_service::SpawnTaskHandle;
+use sp_runtime::traits::{Block as BlockT, Header as HeaderT, Zero};
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 mod level_monitor;
 mod parachain_consensus;
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
-pub use parachain_consensus::run_parachain_consensus;
-
 use level_monitor::LevelMonitor;
 pub use level_monitor::{LevelLimit, MAX_LEAVES_PER_LEVEL_SENSIBLE_DEFAULT};
+pub use parachain_consensus::run_parachain_consensus;
 
 /// The result of [`ParachainConsensus::produce_candidate`].
 pub struct ParachainCandidate<B> {
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ pub trait ParachainConsensus<B: BlockT>: Send + Sync + dyn_clone::DynClone {
 	async fn produce_candidate(
 		&mut self,
 		parent: &B::Header,
-		relay_parent: PHash,
+		relay_parent: RelayHash,
 		validation_data: &PersistedValidationData,
 	) -> Option<ParachainCandidate<B>>;
 }
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ParachainConsensus<B> for Box<dyn ParachainConsensus<B> + Send +
 	async fn produce_candidate(
 		&mut self,
 		parent: &B::Header,
-		relay_parent: PHash,
+		relay_parent: RelayHash,
 		validation_data: &PersistedValidationData,
 	) -> Option<ParachainCandidate<B>> {
 		(*self).produce_candidate(parent, relay_parent, validation_data).await
@@ -112,6 +114,94 @@ impl<Block: BlockT, BI, BE: Backend<Block>> ParachainBlockImport<Block, BI, BE>
 
 		Self { inner, monitor }
 	}
+
+	/// EXPERIMENTAL - AND NOT THE DEFINITIVE INTERFACE
+	///
+	/// Spawns an observer task preventing the level monitor from removing the blocks that
+	/// were already available on the relay chain.
+	pub fn spawn_relay_chain_observer<RC>(
+		&self,
+		relay_chain: RC,
+		para_id: ParaId,
+		spawn_handle: SpawnTaskHandle,
+	) where
+		RC: RelayChainInterface + Clone + 'static,
+		BE: 'static,
+	{
+		let monitor = match self.monitor.as_ref() {
+			Some(m) => m.clone(),
+			None => {
+				eprintln!("YYY Monitor not instanced without level limit");
+				return
+			},
+		};
+
+		let relay_clone = relay_chain.clone();
+		let task = async move {
+			// TODO: is observer exit a FATAL error?
+			match run_relay_chain_observer::<Block, BE>(relay_clone, para_id, monitor).await {
+				Ok(_) => eprintln!("YYY EXITED"),
+				Err(e) => eprintln!("YYY Relay chain observer is DEAD: {:?}", e.to_string()),
+			}
+		};
+
+		spawn_handle.spawn("relay chain listener", None, task);
+	}
+}
+
+// EXPERIMENTAL
+//
+// The following code aims to keep the monitor more resilient and should
+// prevent the removal of blocks marked as available by the relay chain.
+
+async fn run_relay_chain_observer<Block: BlockT, BE: Backend<Block>>(
+	relay_chain: impl RelayChainInterface,
+	para_id: ParaId,
+	monitor: SharedData<LevelMonitor<Block, BE>>,
+) -> RelayChainResult<()> {
+	use futures::StreamExt;
+
+	eprintln!("YYY START IMPORT LISTENER");
+	let mut imports = relay_chain.import_notification_stream().await?;
+	loop {
+		let pheader = match imports.next().await {
+			Some(h) => h,
+			None => {
+				eprintln!("YYY spurious notificaiton");
+				continue
+			},
+		};
+		let hash = pheader.hash();
+		eprintln!("YYY: imported {:?}", hash);
+
+		let validation_data = relay_chain
+			.persisted_validation_data(
+				hash,
+				para_id,
+				polkadot_primitives::v2::OccupiedCoreAssumption::TimedOut,
+			)
+			.await?;
+		let validation_data = match validation_data {
+			Some(v) => v,
+			None => {
+				eprintln!("YYY no state associated");
+				continue
+			},
+		};
+
+		use codec::Decode;
+		let para_head = Block::Header::decode(&mut &validation_data.parent_head.0[..])?;
+		let para_hash = para_head.hash();
+
+		eprintln!("YYY: setting monitor availability for {:?}", para_hash);
+
+		if let Some(entry) = monitor.shared_data().freshness.get_mut(&para_hash) {
+			eprintln!("YYY: Updated");
+			*entry = Zero::zero();
+		}
+
+		eprintln!("YYY: {:#?}", para_head);
+	}
 }
 
 impl<Block: BlockT, I: Clone, BE> Clone for ParachainBlockImport<Block, I, BE> {
diff --git a/polkadot-parachain/src/service.rs b/polkadot-parachain/src/service.rs
index 028dc34203f..f3fa7618397 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachain/src/service.rs
+++ b/polkadot-parachain/src/service.rs
@@ -536,6 +536,12 @@ where
 		s => s.to_string().into(),
 	})?;
 
+	block_import.spawn_relay_chain_observer(
+		relay_chain_interface.clone(),
+		para_id,
+		task_manager.spawn_handle(),
+	);
+
 	let block_announce_validator =
 		BlockAnnounceValidator::new(relay_chain_interface.clone(), para_id);